NEW YORK, September 19 – The 2004 WNBA Playoff seeding is set following
one of the mot competitive seasons in WNBA history. The Detroit Shock made certain
they would have an opportunity to defend their 2003 championship, earning the
Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot Sunday afternoon following their
68-54 win over the Charlotte Sting. The Los Angeles Sparks have home-court advantage
throughout the playoffs by virtue of their league-best 25-9 record. The Connecticut
Sun own the home-court advantage through the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating
the Indiana Fever yesterday afternoon, 80-60.

ESPN2 will televise up to 10 playoff games this postseason, with Oxygen and NBA
TV broadcasting up to five games each. ABC will air Game 2 of the first-round
match-up between Los Angeles and Sacramento on September 26 at 4 p.m. ET.

Final WNBA Standings

Eastern Conference

Team

W

L

Pct

GB

Tie-Breaker

(c) Connecticut

18

16

.529

0.0

head to head, Ct has better conf. record

(p) New York

18

16

.529

0.0

2-2 head to head, Det has better conf. record

(p) Detroit

17

17

.500

1.0

(p) Washington

17

17

.500

1.0

Charlotte

16

18

.471

2.0

Indiana

15

19

.441

3.0

Western Conference

Team

W

L

Pct

GB

Tie-Breaker

(w) Los Angeles

25

9

.735

0.0

(p) Seattle

20

14

.588

5.0

(p) Minnesota

18

16

.529

7.0

(p) Sacramento

18

16

.529

7.0

Phoenix

17

17

.485

8.5

Houston

13

21

.394

11.5

San Antonio

9

25

.265

16.0

(w) Best record in WNBA (c) Best record in conference (p) Playoff berth

-Connecticut won the season series from Washington, three games to one. The
Sun won both games at the Mohegan Sun and split at the MCI Center.

Connecticut vs. Washington Season Series
June 4: Connecticut at Washington Ct 72, Was 63
June 20: Washington at Connecticut Ct 75, Was 65
June 30: Washington at Connecticut Ct 78, Was 69
July 30: Connecticut at Washington Was 69, Ct 68

New York (2) vs. Detroit (3)

Game 1: New York at Detroit Friday Sept. 24 8:00 p.m. NBA TV
Game 2: Detroit at New York Sunday Sept. 26 12:00 p.m. Oxygen
Game 3:* Detroit at New York Tuesday Sept. 28 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 * if necessary

-New York and Detroit split the season series with both teams sweeping on
their home courts.

New York vs. Detroit Season SeriesMay 26: Detroit at New York NY 64, Det 52
July 24: Detroit at New York NY 78, Det 69
July 30: New York at Detroit Det 88, NY 79
Sept. 14: New York at Detroit Det 82, NY 71 (OT)